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Questions arising from Treasury's strategy paper
THREE official documents published in recent weeks paint a different, but fundamentally depressing pictures of Zimbabwe's economy. All pose more questions than answers, leaving readers to ponder the m...Published: 2 hrs ago | 94 | by Tony Hawkins
Winds destroy Mrs Mnangagwa's community irrigation project
A WINDSTORM, which hit Bulilima district last week, destroyed solar panels at a San community irrigation project funded by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in Makhulela village in rural Plumtree....Published: 2 hrs ago | 148 | by Staff reporter
Caps United suffer huge title blow
INFLUENTIAL Caps United veteran defender Method Mwanjale could miss the rest of the season after suffering what appears to be a career-threatening ankle injury in the team's 3-1 victory over Hwange at...Published: 2 hrs ago | 177 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo snubs Zec's voter registration exercise
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has lamented at the poor turnout in its voter registration exercise in Bulawayo, and warned that the city risked losing some constituencies in the next delimita...Published: 2 hrs ago | 75 | by Staff reporter
Govt still consulting on civil servants bonuses
THE Ministry of Finance yesterday told Parliament that government had not yet made a decision on whether civil servants will be paid bonuses this year as they needed to consult workers' representative...Published: 2 hrs ago | 115 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's staff forced to abandon offices as anti-riot police besiege party HQ
TERRIFIED MDC staff was Monday forced to abandon its offices while others failed to report for work completely when dozens of anti-riot police besieged the main opposition's national headquarters in c...Published: 2 hrs ago | 75 | by newzimbabwe
MDC Alliance councillor accused of abusing food aid
Goromonzi West Ward 4 Councillor Tapiwa Murima (MDC-Alliance) is under fire for allegedly misappropriating food meant to cushion the elderly, the disabled and the less privileged. This comes a...Published: 2 hrs ago | 24 | by Staff reporter
StanChart remains committed to maintaining presence in Zimbabwe
Standard Chartered remains committed to maintaining presence in Zimbabwe and its digitisation strategy - which has seen the country's oldest bank closing most of its branches - should not be interpret...Published: 2 hrs ago | | by Staff rpeorter
ZHRO 9 October 2019 Planned Peaceful, Vigil Protest hindered by another protest
The ZHRO (Zimbabwe Human Rights Organisation) planned weekly peaceful vigil protest at 429, The Strand London, was held on Wednesday 9th October 2019. It was a sombre and worrying day for all.&n...Published: 16 hrs ago | 117 | by ZHRO Team
Mzembi says unity in Zimbabwe will fix the economy
As the Zimbabwe crisis worsens former long-serving Tourism Minister and candidate in the last UNWTO Secretary-General elections, Dr. Walter Mzembi breaks his silence to weigh in with a prescription on...Published: 16 hrs ago | 560 | by Staff reporter
Unlocking Zimbabwe's dead capital
Agriculture remains central to Zimbabwe' economic revival hopes even though its contribution has declined to less than 12% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018. Agriculture has strong backward and ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 29 | by Victor Bhoroma
Zanu-PF bigwigs fight Mnangagwa over talks
Outspoken Zanu-PF youth league national political commissar, Godfrey Tsenengamu, has accused unnamed party bigwigs of working to derail President Emmerson Mnangagwa and stopping him from engaging in m...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 08:15hrs | 246 | by Staff rpeorter
Grace Mugabe's problems mount by the day
Former first lady Grace Mugabe risks losing one of the properties that forms part of her family's sprawling residence in Harare's leafy suburb of Borrowdale - famously referred to as the Blue Roof - f...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 08:12hrs | 818 | by Staff reporter
Doctors, nurses' strike requires a sober approach
In our NewsDay Weekender edition on Saturday we carried a depressing story of how the country's major public hospitals have turned into dens of death as helpless patients succumb to their sicknesses i...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:46hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Violence at Zanu-PF DCC elections
The Zanu-PF internal elections to select members of the district co-ordinating committees (DCCs) held in Harare at the weekend were marred by violence, intimidation and allegations of vote-rigging....Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:45hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants demand US$ wages
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been pushed against the wall by its restive workers who have tabled a new salary demand of at least US$475 or its equivalence of $7 267 at the prevailing ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:42hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Social media for development: A mirage for the marginalised
There is no doubt that the advent of social media has revolutionised the communication landscapes and networks. Not only have the worlds apart been brought closer than ever before, with the barriers a...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:41hrs | 5 | by Peter Makwanya
Police recover anti-riot gear near Harvest House
POLICE yesterday recovered 210 anti-riot and 46 council police helmets which were hidden in a basement of Robinson House at the corner of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue and Angwa Street in Harare on Saturday. A...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Nust students urged to come up with diaper recycling methods
BULAWAYO councillors have resolved to engage students from National University of Science and Technology (Nust) to come up with diaper recycling methods to address increasing levels of litter in the c...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
All set for reality singing show Bulawayo auditions
ALL is set for the Bulawayo auditions of the talent search series, Old Mutual Amazing Voices to be held at the Large City Hall tomorrow. Old Mutual's Amazing Voices is a pan-African singing re...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe coup announcer leads Sadc Elections Observer Mission to Botswana
President Mnangagwa has appointed Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo to lead the Sadc Election Observer Mission for the Botswana elections to be held tomorrow. T...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:39hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Anti-riot gear found near Harvest House
Police recovered 210 anti-riot and 46 municipal police helmets stashed in the basement of Robinson House at the corner of Kwame Nkrumah Avenue and Angwa Street in Harare on Saturday. Also recovered we...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
11 cops arrested in botched extortion bid
ELEVEN constables from different police stations, were last week arrested in Borrowdale while trying to extort money from a businessman they accused of illegally dealing in foreign currency and gold. ...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 07:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean Cyber Crime Bill, a good way forward
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his cabinet passed the long awaited Cyber Crime, Cyber Security and Data Protection Bill in what they say is an effort to "protect the country's cyber space...Published: 14 Oct 2019 at 00:03hrs | 10 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Doctors appeal Labour Court ruling, vow to continue with job boycott
Doctors on Sunday vowed to continue their job boycott, despite last Friday's court ruling ordering them to return to work within 48 hours."While doctors would want nothing more than to return ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 19:43hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Katsande, Billiat end Chiefs's trophy woes
Zimbabwean-cum-Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Willard Katsande today made history by becoming the first captain in four years to lead Chiefs into bagging a trophy as a result of a 4 - 2 victory over Mamelod...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 19:40hrs | 690 | by Daniel Itai at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg
Zupco kombis have come to towns and cities
If you can not beat them join them goes the legendary saying. Very true with kombi operators who are now literally stepping on each other's toes queueing to join the Zupco franchise. There is a lot of...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 19:07hrs | 1609 | by Tondo Murisa
Doctors' right to strike not absolute
THE right to strike distinguishes employment hum slavery. This is one of the reasons there was instantaneous revulsion when one very powerful country mendaciously claimed that Zimbabwe is using child ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 09:04hrs | 1811 | by Nick Mangwana
'MDC better off with Biti, not Cobra'
My PeopleThe ever clueless opposition, which always behaves suspiciously like Zanu-PF employees would make a good case study of how a vibrant opposition political party can remain in opposition fo...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 08:17hrs | 4915 | by Dr Stop IT
Investor activity lowly on the ZSE
Investor sentiment remained muted during the week under review, amid continued worsening economic situation. The Finance, minister Mthuli Ncube of projects Zimbabwe's GDP growth a revised -6,5% in 201...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 08:14hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's TBs auction hit by low uptake again
A paltry $72 million out of the $150 million Treasury Bills (TBs) auctioned last week was subscribed, an apparent indication the market has no appetite for the sovereign paper.This is the seco...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 08:14hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Government crafts Bulawayo industry development policy
THE Government will soon unveil an industry development strategy specifically designed to revive Bulawayo's status as the country's industrial hub, a Cabinet Minister has said.In an interview ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ingwebu re-introduces Royal Mahewu
REVAMPED Bulawayo Municipal Commercial Undertaking (BMCU)'s beverages manufacturing unit, Ingwebu Breweries is envisaging using its re-introduced non-alcoholic sorghum drink, Royal Mahewu as a springb...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
How Nhari, Badza rebels were 'crushed'
Last week, freedom fighter Parker Chipoyera told Levi Mukarati of an uprising famously called the Nhari-Badza rebellion during the liberation struggle. The revolt, according to Parker, s...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala dragged to gym over 'potbelly'
OPPOSITION MDC vice chairperson Job Sikhala who was ridiculed for his potbelly on social media last week has decided to go to the gym to lose weight.A picture of Sikhala in a tight-fitting wai...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:52hrs | 446 | by newzimbabwe
Price madness continues
Prices of goods and services in Zimbabwe are pegged at an average of 50 percent above those obtaining in South Africa despite relative convergence between the Rand and the local unit on the interbank ...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:38hrs | 729 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt re-engages Sakunda
THE government has again roped in controversial oil company, Sakunda Holdings, in the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers under the Command Agriculture scheme after it poured in $2.8 billio...Published: 13 Oct 2019 at 07:35hrs | 4159 | by newzimbabwe
'Make MPs' assets disclosure mandatory'
NEW chairperson of the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC) Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga has called on governments to impose mandatory disclosure of assets laws on MPs and pu...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare to name, shame corporate debtors
HARARE City Council has threatened to name and shame over 100 private companies owing $336 million in unpaid rates.Speaking during a performance review meeting yesterday, council finance direc...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:31hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
JSC offers to reinstate fired resident magistrate
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has offered to reinstate fired Esigodini resident magistrate, Mr Tawanda Muchemwa, barely a month after he had approached the Labour Court challenging his dismiss...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bosso hope to cut off TelOne
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Hendriek Pieter de Jongh is hoping for a positive result when his charges take on a revived Tel One at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow. Amhlolanyama stumbled on ...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mohadi meets former New Zealand PM
FORMER New Zealand Prime Minister, who is also the chairperson of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Right Honourable Helen Clark is in the country to advocate the adoption of transpar...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Friendly fire' leaves one dead as misdirected stone kills friend after beer tiff
A New Lobengula man, with the intention of hitting a drinking mate that he had been arguing with, missed the target and instead struck his best friend with a stone who died on the spot, before fleeing...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZANU PF to win 2023 elections' Inteligence report says
The Economist Intelligence Union, a member of The Economist Group has released a 2023 election forecast predicting a comfortable win for the ruling party ZANU PF.The EUI which has over 60 year...Published: 12 Oct 2019 at 08:24hrs | 2916 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teaching Ndebele, Shona, English at all schools will bring down barriers
LAWYER Tymon Tabana on Friday, October 11, filed a High Court petition asking the court to find the government in wilful default of the law and order the minister of primary and secondary education to...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 21:48hrs | 1158 | by Tymon Tabana
MaShurugwi are mere peace loving hardworking mortals!
In recent months our public media has been awash with stories of a group of artisanal miners by the name MaShurugwi, who for unfair reasons have come to be associated with a streak of cases of violenc...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 16:23hrs | 1914 | by Sizalobuhle Khumalo
Incorporate these tips for unforgettable postcards
Postcards are like pre-invites to a wedding and are typically sent from 6 months to a year before the wedding. They are usually less comprehensive than a formal invite and seek to give guests sufficie...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff Writer
Lawyers ask court to order equal teaching of Ndebele, Shona and English
Zimbabwean law requires Shona, Ndebele and English to be "taught on equal time basis" up to Form 2, but this has not been implemented since 2006, the High Court has heard.Two lawyers on Friday...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 13:55hrs | | by ZimLive
Chamisa warns of genocide
The health crisis entered a new and deadly phase on Thursday when nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals – the country's biggest referral hospital – walked out of work, joining doctors who are ...Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 12:34hrs | 3081 | by ZimLive
Suspected witch caught in act
A SAKUBVA woman was last week intercepted stark naked in one of her tenant's rooms, hissing and slithering like a snake in a suspected case of witchcraft that has stunned many in the sprawling suburb....Published: 11 Oct 2019 at 12:33hrs | 2869 | by Chenai Mutasa
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